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Article Photos: Couple jailed for fleeing with kids to face judge4/8

This photo provided by Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office shows Sharyn Hakken. Joshua Michael Hakken and his wife,Sharyn, accused of kidnapping their two young sons and fleeing by boat to Cuba, were handed over to the United States and their children were returned to the maternal grandparents who have official custody, authorities said Wednesday, April 10, 2013. The couple are being held at the Hillsborough County Jail on a number of charges including kidnapping, child neglect and interference with custody, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said on its website. U.S. authorities say Hakken kidnapped his sons, 4-year-old Cole and 2-year-old Chase, from his mother-in-law's house north of Tampa, Florida. The boys' grandparents were granted permanent custody of the boys last week. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)